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(11) EP 3 307 177 A1

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(43) Date of publication:
18.04.2018 Bulletin 2018/16

(21) Application number: 16731439.2

(22) Date of filing: 07.06.2016
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
A61B 10/02(2006.01)
A61B 10/04(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2016/036218
(87) International publication number:
WO 2016/200811 (15.12.2016 Gazette 2016/50)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated Extension States:
BA ME
Designated Validation States:
MA MD

(30) Priority: 11.06.2015 US 201562174214 P

(71) Applicant: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
Maple Grove, MN 55311-1566 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • ROHL, James P.
    St. Paul, Minnesota 55112 (US)
  • ECKERLINE, Katharine
    Boston, Massachusetts 02113 (US)
  • FORSYTH, Bruce R.
    Hanover, Massachusetts 55341 (US)
  • RUNDQUIST, Charles
    White Bear Lake, Minnesota 55110 (US)
  • WULFMAN, David Robert
    Minneapolis, Minnesota 55405 (US)
  • OTT, Jason
    Brooklyn Park, Minnesota 55443 (US)
  • LEHSE, David John
    Oakdale, Minnesota 55128 (US)

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